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Nuts
Nuts are hard-shelled fruits of plants which do not release the seed through an opening. Botanical and culinary usage differ, with the latter including even those without hard covering such as almonds, cashew and the like.
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What do ripe pecans look like?
Go to this site to see an image of ripened hazelnuts.... http://www.arkive.org/hazel/corylus-avellana/image-A8085.html
Will walnuts make a dog vomit?
Yes.
Their biggest risk is that they can block the digestive system, requiring surgery to fix, but can also be toxic to some dogs and even cause neurological damage. It can also give them cavities.
Also, if the dog is small, it can be extremely harmful, often making the dog very sick. Small dogs could choke or suffocate, and the large nut could griend their teeth and make them more likely to fall out. Peanuts are also bad for dogs, if not in very small amounts.
How do you tell if a pecan is ripe before cracking?
shake it if you hear a nut inside it is ripe
ANSWER:That's funny. The pecan has 2 separate shells on it. The first splits into four or five sections exposing the hull of the pecan that we harvest. When the pecan falls to the ground on its own it is considered to be mature. Some farmers use a shaker and manually make the trees drop some nuts prematurely. Some of these will be unripe and have a yellow tint to the nut and very bitter to the taste. There is no scientific method without cracking the nut. If you shake one and hear a nut inside, it is lost too much moisture to be any good and considered to be rotten.Do Macadamia nuts grow in the US?
A macadamia nut is a very hard-shelled nut which is very tasty either raw or roasted. It is native to the eastern coast of Australia, where it is popular, either eaten alone or in cooking. The macadamia nut is also known as the "Queensland nut" or, in some area, "bauple nut" (pronounced "bopple").
Macadamia nuts grow best in a sub-tropical climate, and they are now cultivated in Hawaii as well.
How long can you keep pecans before they go bad?
Shelled pecans will keep for two years in the freezer. They will hold for a couple months after thawing but can be refrozen. They can also be refrigerated in an airtight container for several months.
Peanuts will grow in the midwest. Peanuts require sandy soil that is free of lumps. If your soil does not fit the above description, add some sharp sand to your garden. The raw peanuts you plant must be unroasted. Plant peanuts around May 15th. If you have thick-shelled peanuts, remove shell and plant 1 inch deep and 10 inches apart. Space your rows 30 inches. Thin-shelled peanuts can be planted with shell intact and planted the same way as the thick-shelled. Clean cultivation is a must while peanuts are growing. Keep weeds out of the growing area. Try not to disturb the root zone of your peanuts when pulling weeds. After a hard freeze has killed the peanut plant, pull or dig up entire plant, roots and all, and separate the new peanuts from the roots. Let dry on newspaper in garage or basement. When dry, roast, shell and enjoy!
What type of equipment is used to measure a growth rate of young trees?
MEASURING TAPE
If the age of a tree is your concern a cross section is made and each ring in the cross section is represented of one year of growth
Are pecan shells poison to dogs?
Pecan shell is a pure natural material made of cellulose and lignin. In fact it is the identical composition of a common material found in pears. If you have eaten a pear and noticed the gritty texture, those are clusters of the same type of cells as pecan shell. What is good about the pecan shell resource, is that the shell is protected during the life cycle from any contamination by both an external green husk and the fiber system of the tree which acts as a large filter for any possible ground contaminants. The result is a pesticide free clean fiber resource that is natural and requires no chemical processing or additives.
In pet food, pecan shell is ground to individual cells called sclereids that have a rounded oval shape (sclereids are also found in apples, cloves, cinnamon, and pears).
Pecan shell is not a poison for animals or humans; instead, it is a rich source of antioxidants such as Ellagic acid and Gallic acid. In fact the shell contains more than 3 times the antioxidant value of an equivalent weight of either raw blueberries or raw raspberries.
What to do after dog eat walnuts?
Try to figure out how much the dog ate of the nuts. It shouldn't effect him/her too much unless they have an allergy.
I've been wondering the same thing. I have a great many scrub oaks taking over my property and have been eating one of two acorns a day for the past few weeks without any problems. As for a full serving of acorns? I have no knowledge yet, but i just collected a few pounds and I am going to attempt to cook up a dish with them tonight. Wish me luck!
Yes but they might not like it depending on the dog.
" Although (cashew is) a nut in the culinary sense, in the botanical sense the nut of the cashew is a seed." The real fruit (of the the tree) or what we call nut is attached to the end of the edible pulp part that "appears to be the fruit is an oval or pear-shaped structure".
What nuts come from underground?
Peanuts grow underground. But, peanuts aren't truly nuts; they're legumes.
Were do Brazil nuts come from?
It is native to the Guianas, Venezuela, Brazil, eastern Colombia, eastern Peru, and eastern Bolivia.
How do you tell the difference between red oak acorns and white oak acorns?
Red Oak acorns are bitter and White Oak acorns are not
White oaks have leaves that display rounded lobes. Red oaks have leaves that display pointed lobes.
White oaks produce mast annually. Red Oaks produce mast every other year.
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1. The most reliable distinction is in the inner surface of the acorn shell.
White oaks are glabrous(hairless) and red oaks are tomentose(hairy).
2. White oak acorns require one season to mature, whereas red oak acorn require two seasons.
3. White oak acorn initiate germination in autumn, whereas red oak acorn usually do not germinate until next spring.
4. Red oak acorn has a higher tannin content rather than white oak acorn.
but there are intermediate group between white oak and red oak.
Where do pistathio nuts come from?
There are 4 major producers: Iran, Usa, Greece, Turkey. Syria and Australia produce pistachios, but they mostly use it domestically.
Most nuts grow on trees, including walnuts, almonds, pecans, macadamias, hazelnuts and Brazil nuts. Pine nuts also grow on trees: they grow in the pine cones of certain pine trees.
On the other hand, peanuts grow underground, so they are also called "ground nuts." Technically, they are not nuts but a legume or bean, so another name for peanuts is goober peas.
Are almonds harmful for cats to eat?
My calico cat LOVES almonds, especially if they're lightly roasted. Somehow he can either hear me crunching them or he can smell them from all the way across the house. At first, I thought they were causing his fur to fall out around his neck, but In now think that was just a coincidence. He'll usually beg for 6-8 almonds at a sitting, and I haven't seen any adverse reaction (other than he drives me crazy for them!)
Missouri grows tasty Pecans (Pronounced pEE-Kan there) They are know for their rich oil or butter.
Counting hybrids, there are over 1,000 varieties of pecans, and all are delicious. They grow only in warm climates because they need from 205-235 frost-free days to nut. And they nut only once every other year.
Texas grows the most native pecans and runs 2nd only to Georgia in growing hybrids. The Texas State Nut is the pecan and their State Tree is their native pecan, Carya Illinoensis.
Pecan growing States: The US grows nearly 90% of the world's pecans. And quite a few Southern states grow them.
The top 5 producers are Georgia, followed by Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and Louisiana.
In alphabetical order the pecan growing states are: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas. Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Tennessee, and Virginia also grow some pecan trees.
Although the US is the world's largest pecan producer, other countries grow pecans, too, including Australia, Brazil, Israel, Mexico, Peru, and South Africa.
Yes, they are formed within a protective case which is the fruit of the almond tree.
Currently almonds are not considered toxic to dogs. However, they do have a high fat content that, when eaten in large quantities, can result in vomiting, diarrhea or occasionally the more serious condition of pancreatitis. Also, salted almonds can cause salt toxicosis (vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration, neurologic signs) when eaten in large quantities.
